Review Blog

Jul 06 2016

Princess Betony and the unicorn by Pamela Freeman

Walker, 2012. ISBN 9781925381023
When Princess Betony's mother disappears into the Dark Forest, a
place humans are forbidden to enter, she cannot obey the rules and
attempts to follow her mother, the dryad, to ensure that she returns
to her family. To add to the challenge, the Princess must first
catch a unicorn. Will she be successful in her quest?
Pamela Freeman has proven herself to be a competent and engaging
author, able to attract the attention of her younger readers and the
format of this delightful gift book, styled after Beatrix Potter's
original titles, is bound to delight. With the addition of some
simple illustrations by Tamsin Ainslie, this holds much appeal and
intrigues the reader with the promise of further stories to follow.
Having searched for her online, I was quite taken by the author's website and
the Princess Betony
website on which she includes some of the beautiful
illustrations from Princess Betony, a book trailer and games and
puzzles which are bound to appeal to young girls as well. This
clever aspect to the marketing of books is bound to lead a few more
readers to investigate Freeman's books.
Jo Schenkel